i want the pepperment oil to deter spiders in my home? how and where do i put it?
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Mix with a witch hazel or a hydrosol and spray around the base boards and door openings.
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I just put it in the areas thE mouse frequent but I have to reapply it from time to time cause the strength of the smell fades after a time
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Rub it on the baseboard molding if you have it. If not rub it about 5 inches above the floor on the wall.
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Dilute it with water and spray around the bottoms of doors and windows with an old windex bottle.
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Put 10-15 drops of peppermint oil in a spray bottle filled with tap water, make sure it has a good minty smell, if it doesn't use more oil. Then spray in cracks and crevices that spiders might come thru into your home. You can also put some drops on a cotton ball and place those in "spidery" areas.
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I get spiders in the box. Maybe I don't shut it tightly enough or there might be small cracks where the lid doesn't meet the box well. No way cats or rodents will move the lid. It is a solid piece of heavy plastic.
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Hi...all I did was use a brush to clean it out, last year was my first experience w/ the house...you must place it facing the morning sun though. Spiders???No,I had one that had wasps cause I did not have it in the sun...duh....so beware of that..hope that helped.
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The 100% peppermint oil has helped us to keep the mice away from inside our home. You do have to place cotton swabs with the oil on them in many different places in the home to keep them out, and you have to replace the cotton swabs frequently. This is not a permanent solution, but rather a temporary one until you can find a more premanent one. One additional benefit - our house smells good! Also keep in mind - it has to be pure 100% peppermint oil. Hope this helps.
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yo. dont waste your money- i put this bait out ants wouldnt get near it and when i put them on it they would run for cover your best bet is to mix 0ne half cup borax soap and one cup sugar this will do the trick good luck!!!!!!
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The only oil I've heard of to keep mice away is peppermint. Sorry, I can't help you.
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My apologies Marilyn I spoke too soon. Try tree tanglefoot in the 15 ounce tub. I've only used the one type for spiders and insects in the house. It works great there. Tanglefoot says that Tree Tanglefoot is specifically for your problem, ants and other insects. Next time I will do more research before I answer. Good luck Walt
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I also use the Victor flea trap inside. This thing works great. Leave it for 2-3 days in different rooms around the house (barn). I also use a DIY tobacco/garlic/orange oil tincture in a pump spray in my yard that works really well. I have to apply once a month to catch to new hatches but it also keeps down ants and other bugs with less toxic "natural" ingredients. We had a pretty bad flea infestation (4 dogs) so I've been attacking the flea war from all sides.
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Absolutely not. These critters don't live in the walls of your house, near the frequencies emitted by the device along the wires. Nor will they affect critters in your crawl space if you have one, away from wiring, or spiders up on the outside of the walls/ceilings. But they've kept the bugs out of my house for 16+ years, and I haven't had to spray.
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nope. I have one set up in the kitchen and bedroom and I have found spiders in both locations. I've also had the device up for quite some time now so it's not as if the spiders needed extra time or anything to relocate ;)
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Spider or small insects may enter the house through the damper. I placed a Filter housing with a removable filter on the site of the damper that faces the inside of the house. Frequently I will remove the filter wash it and return it into the housing. That way one is sure that no spiders or bugs will come in.
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Go to a flea market or dollar store and buy a flea and tick collar. Keep about a 1/4" piece in the filter and it will terminate the bugs/spiders you vacuum up. One collar (if kept resealed) will last years.
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Hi Leanne, thanks for your question. The answer is that its the best, cheapest, and safest way that we've found to do it. Vegetable oil works great, everyone has it in their homes, its very inexpensive, and 100% safe for humans, birds & other pets like cats and dogs to be around. Some of our competitors promote using toxic & dangerous ant killer chemicals with ingredients that are deadly to humans, birds & other pets, and we simply can't condone something so irresponsible. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best, and we've found the vegetable oil with our "Skinny Ant" model is by far the best way to get rid of those ants, forever... I encourage you to check out one of our "Skinny Ant" moats yourself and let us know what you think... I know that you're going to love it, just like all of our other customers.. Have a blessed day, Mark
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I don't know. It takes care of brown recluses. I sprayed it around the door jams and haven't had any spiders in the garage. The pump spray that comes with this is just awful (doesn't come out/leaks everywhere) so you'll need to pour it into a little spray bottle.
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You use as is,it is a green oil with copper,don't need to mix with water,wear rubber gloves it can get messy if applying overhead with a brush,I used a small roller for overhead,just go slowly with the roller and wear eye protection just in case and long sleeves,termites will not want your green oil and perhaps will go to the neighbors wood. Home Depot and Lowes hard to find.your are better off to get a couple of gallons. Just don't apply inside the house,it takes several weeks for smell to not smell strong.
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This is made to be a defensive action around the base of the house. You are supposed to spread it around the base of your house to stop the ants from coming in.The liquid bait can be dropped right on the ant hole and they will bring it in, just like the bait traps. The liquid bait traps come in 2 sizes (small for the ants you seen every day in your yard) and the big and traps (about 3 times the size of the small ones). You need to watch the ants coming in and follow them back to the nest and put the trap right in their path. Hope this helps, it worked for me.
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I would recommend NOT putting it on your bed sheets, as your face will be on or very near the poison. Saying that, I sprayed EVERYTHING else--couch, dining room chairs, wood floor, area rugs. I had the problem with fleas in the bed too but once I sprayed the rest of the house, I no longer had fleas in the bed. The poison killed all the fleas. The pets should be out of the room until the spray dries--I'd give it about an hour. You yourself do not need to leave. I think it's just because the pets are closer to the floor where the toxins are being sprayed & they get it on their paws, which they may then lick. I would recommend NOT putting it on your bed sheets, as your face will be on or very near the poison. Saying that, I sprayed EVERYTHING else--couch, dining room chairs, wood floor, area rugs. I had the problem with fleas in the bed too but once I sprayed the rest of the house, I no longer had fleas in the bed. The poison killed all the fleas. The pets should be out of the room until the spray dries--I'd give it about an hour. You yourself do not need to leave. I think it's just because the pets are closer to the floor where the toxins are being sprayed & they get it on their paws, which... » Read More I would recommend NOT putting it on your bed sheets, as your face will be on or very near the poison. Saying that, I sprayed EVERYTHING else--couch, dining room chairs, wood floor, area rugs. I had the problem with fleas in the bed too but once I sprayed the rest of the house, I no longer had fleas in the bed. The poison killed all the fleas. The pets should be out of the room until the spray dries--I'd give it about an hour. You yourself do not need to leave. I think it's just because the pets are closer to the floor where the toxins are being sprayed & they get it on their paws, which they may then lick. « Show Less